Title :
WDM transmitters using wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity lasers and resonant-cavity detectors
Author :
Christenson, G.L. ; Tran, A.T.T.D. ; Chua, C.L. ; Zhu, Z.-H. ; Lo, Yen-Hua ; Hong, Mingyi ; Mannaerts, J.P. ; Bhat, Ritesh
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Wavelength control and cost reduction are important issues for wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) transmitters. We investigate an innovative WDM transmitter that can solve the above problems. We show the design of the WDM transmitter. The long wavelength (1.3/1.55 /spl mu/m) laser has a vertical-cavity surface-emitting (VCSEL) GaAs-AlAs QW structure where a micromachined tunable curved mirror is incorporated into the device for wavelength tuning. The output light from the VCSEL is tapped and fed into a wavelength tunable photodetector. The photodetector has an intracavity resonant structure where its resonant wavelength is determined by the position of the micromachined top mirror.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser transitions; laser tuning; micromachining; multiplexing equipment; optical design techniques; optical transmitters; photodetectors; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.3 mum; 1.55 mum; GaAs-AlAs; GaAs-AlAs QW laser; WDM transmitters; cost reduction; intracavity resonant structure; long wavelength; micromachined top mirror position; micromachined tunable curved mirror; output light; resonant wavelength; resonant-cavity detectors; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; wavelength control; wavelength tunable photodetector; wavelength tuning; wavelength-division multiplexed; wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity lasers; Costs; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Photodetectors; Resonance; Surface emitting lasers; Transmitters; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
